NASHVILLE, TN - AUGUST 08: (R-L) Beneil Dariush celebrates after defeating Michael Johnson in their lightweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at Bridgestone Arena on August 8, 2015 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
UFC lightweight Beneil Dariush scored a controversial split-decision win over Michael Johnson at UFC Fight Night in Nashville on Saturday, and even the Iranian-born fighter was surprised to hear the results.
Johnson appeared to be in complete control heading into the third round and it could be argued that the "Blackzilians" fighter did enough to take the final five minutes as well. But judges didn't see things that way, and awarded Dariush the win. Check out the scorecard below.
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